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Stories and Lecture by Dr. Alasdair MacLean

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Location:
Raasay/Portree, Skye
Year:
1997
Language(s):
Gaelic, English
Fieldworker:
Tracy Chipman
Contributors:
Dr. Alasdair MacLean
Info:
Stories from Dr. Alasdair MacLean about clan rivalry: MacLeod of Dunvegan, Mac ’ic Ailein and Gille Pàdruig Dubh, the battle at Howbeag and other clan tales and legends. He also tells of ships wrecked in passage near Kismul Castle, and about women who had the power of the evil eye and second sight. He discusses the use of folklore motifs in these stories throughout. Also contains a lecture on tradition bearers and the Gaelic oral tradition, including the discussion which followed the lecture.
Keywords:
conversation story
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